Automobile-wheel.



110.856,75?. PATBNTED JUNE 1 1, 1907. J. R. BARKER.

AUTOMOBILE WHEEL.

APPLIoATIoN FILED 001229. `190e.

WUNESSES.- @WEA/707e lforney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUTOMOBILE-WHEEL.

Specificationy of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907. f

Application tiled October 29,1906. Serial No. 341,036.

To all whom it may concern:

-Be it known that I, JAMES R. BAItKER, a

citizen ofthe United States, residing at.

Green Valley, in the county of Tazewell and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and `useful `Im rovements in Automobile- Wheels, ofwhic the following i's a specification,

invention relates to improvements in wheels `for automobiles and likevehicles,

and the obj ect of the invention is to provide a multiplicity ofcircular flat springs in lieu of s okes for the wheel. And the object oft e invention is to combine simplicity of construction, and operation ofthe parts,

- and with these ends in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more in`detail described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

f I have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanyingdrawings in which-d Figure l is a front elevation of a wheel complete.Fig.`2 is a transverse sectional r view thereof on the line a, a, ofFig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a detailed view of one of the inner disks or hubs, showing thesprings, in their properand relative positions, and Fig. 4 is anenlargedview of one of tlie inner disks in sections to receive the springs.

l A designates a: tire which is formed of metal. y

l B designates an inner Wooden felly secured to the inner face of A andhaving secured upon its inner face a series ofistaples C, these staplesbeing arranged at predetermined distances apart and which engage attheir outer sectional disks at equal distances apart near the peripherythereof, the larger and central section having four, and the others andsmaller sections two each, in which are securely inserted a number ofstuds G, through the medium of which the inner portions of the rings Dare interwoven and securely but loosely locked to the disks or hubs. nerportions of these rings take in grooves formed by the sectional innerhubs or disks and are crossed and lie in a plane at right angles andcrossing each other upon the inner disks between the circular series ofstuds G, the rings overlapping each other. The outer portions of therings are connected to the felly by staples, which are loose enoughtoallow the springs to be turned. These staples kecp the rings in placebetween the disks and allow of free play of the rings during the runningof the wheels the resiliency of the springs giving the requisite amountof motion to the said wheels.

A spring-ring may be ad'usted by loosening the disks at the hub anturning the ring es much as may be necessary so that a Aweakened portionmay be put at the hub, Where it will be subjected to little strain. Theoperative mechanism. of the wheels is all contained Within thecircumference of the felly. If it should be desired to replace themetallic tire by a cushion tire, the former can be` readily taken ofiand the latter substituted. Having thus described my invention what Iclaim is:

^ An automobilewlieel consisting of a metallic tire, a wooden-'tellyupon which the tire is secured, staples secured at predetermineddistances apart 'o the inner face of the Wooden `felly, the outerportion of circular s rings passed through said staples, solid dis s E4,E5 and sectional disks E El, E2, E8 rovided with grooved openings toreceive t e inner projected through the disks.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

Y JAMES R. BARKER.

Witnesses:

Jessi: B. TROWBRIDGE. GEORGE NEWELL.

The inportions of thei at circular springs and studs

